The Bagpipe Player
Medium
etching finished in engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 38.2 × 27.2 cm (15 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.) sheet: 39.3 × 28.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Katharine Shepard Fund
Accession Number
2014.37.6
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Bagpipe Player* (1739), a print by French artist Jacques Dumont le Romain, with finishing touches by engraver Jean Daullé Created during the height of the Rococo era France, this etching refined with engraving on laid paper measures an impressive plate size of 38.2 × 27.2 cm. Housed in the National Gallery of Art Prints department, it exemplifies 18th-century in reproductive printmaking, acquired through the Katharine Shepard Fund. The mixed technique—etching for fluid, spontaneous lines followed by engraving's precise burin work—allowed for rich tonal depth and intricate details,...